The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2071
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
5:55 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1834
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 191.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.93° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.